Latest Criminal Law News

The Truth about 'Stand Your Ground' Laws
In some states, the law imposes a duty to retreat from physical confrontations. Whether in your home or on the street, if you stand and fight, you might be prosecuted as a criminal. This duty makes for terrible law. It requires you to turn your back on
Updated: 04/10/2012 03:39P

reform won't help current convicts
ATLANTA — Despite the back-slapping and congratulations about unanimous support in the General Assembly for revision to the criminal justice code, the new legislation awaiting the governor's signature has no impact on the tens of thousands of Georgians
Updated: 04/10/2012 03:32P

Tribal law affects case of 10-year-old mother
That's because the Wayuu people have their own justice system and rarely cooperate with agents of the Colombian state in such matters, said Maria Gladys Pabon, chief prosecutor in Riohacha, the regional capital. Under Colombian law, any sexual
Updated: 04/10/2012 03:28P

Loudenbeck's child-trafficking bill becomes law
The provisions in the new law make it a felony for a person to knowingly access child pornography, extends the statute of limitations to prosecute child trafficking, gives the victims of certain child sex crimes more protection, allows for wiretapping
Updated: 04/10/2012 03:23P

Lawyer with no Mich. license handles cases
Gbenga Anjorin, a 1992 graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University Law School in Nigeria, relied on a rarely issued limited license for foreign lawyers while handling criminal, civil and traffic cases in metropolitan Detroit for three years,
Updated: 04/10/2012 03:21P

Tribal law protects youth who impregnated 10-year-old in Colombia
Under Colombian law, any sexual relations with a child age 14 or younger is a crime punishable by at least nine years in prison. But legal and indigenous affairs experts say that under Colombia's 1991 constitution the Wayuu have jurisdiction.
Updated: 04/10/2012 03:12P

Rice Pugatch law firm fires ex-Rothstein partner
After all, criminal and civil investigations of Rothstein's crimes had just gotten started at that point. No one was sure who might be implicated in helping Rothstein. On Tuesday, the Rice Pugatch firm issued a public statement about one of those hires
Updated: 04/10/2012 03:08P

Jury selection begins in John Edwards' criminal trial
The sprawling 24-county federal judicial district includes the town where he grew up, Robbins, as well as dozens of other small communities where old textile mills now sit idle but evangelical churches are routinely full. US District Court Judge
Updated: 04/10/2012 03:06P

Broncos employ Bali Nine lawyer
Peter Shields, a criminal law expert who worked on the case of nine Australians accused of smuggling drugs into Indonesia will spearhead the Broncos defence of Te'o. Brisbane have named Te'o in their 17-man squad to play Canberra on Friday as debate
Updated: 04/10/2012 03:05P

Broncos employ Bali Nine lawyer
Peter Shields, a criminal law expert who worked on the case of nine Australians accused of smuggling drugs into Indonesia will spearhead the Broncos defence of Te'o. Brisbane have named Te'o in their 17-man squad to play Canberra on Friday as debate
Updated: 04/10/2012 03:05P